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Dispute over tennis courts: District committee stops STC South expansion!
The STC Munich South is planning new tennis courts at Siemenspark, but the district committee rejects construction in the landscape protection area.
Dispute over tennis courts: District committee stops STC South expansion!
More tennis courts in Munich are currently on the brink. The Munich South Sports and Tennis Club (STC) is planning to build three new tennis courts on an area of 1,992 square meters southeast of the existing facility at Siemenspark. But District Committee 19 unanimously rejected the building application. The reason? The areas applied for are located in a landscape protection area and are marked in the land use plan as general green areas where no permanent development is permitted, such as tz.de reported.
Alexander Aichwalder, Chairman of the Construction and Planning Subcommittee, makes it clear that a landscape protection area is not the suitable location for the desired sealing. The club manager Oliver Prosi, however, emphasizes that the additional pitches would not cause any impairment to the natural landscape. With a membership of 1,600 that has doubled since 2021, the STC sees a need for additional space.
Controversies surrounding tennis infrastructure
In the midst of these developments, another project is making waves: the construction of a new stadium for the BMW Open could displace up to eight tennis courts in Munich. This measure is seen as a prestige project for the tennis elite, but not for popular sports. The city council recently received a decision to set up the game, and the Die Linke/Die PARTEI faction has already filed a legal supervisory complaint against this decision because they fear that playing areas and times will be lost to the general public dielinke-muenchen-stadtrat.de reported.
Thomas Lechner from Die Linke criticizes that such decisions endanger the broad sport of tennis in Munich. In addition, the decision was allegedly made in the backroom, which the mayor had previously assured the public without consensus. Group leader Stefan Jagel sees the financing as problematic, especially in view of the tight budget and the housing shortage in the city.
Construction requirements and cost contributions
An important consideration when building tennis courts is the planning law basis. According to current standards, tennis courts with a brick dust surface cost around 30,000 euros, while courts with artificial turf can cost up to 52,000 euros. In addition, there could be costs of around 15,000 euros for barrier grilles and floodlight systems sportplatzwelt.de.
A tennis court should be designed in the standard size of 23.77 meters long and 10.97 meters wide and requires specific distances from neighboring courts as well as surrounding planting to reduce noise emissions and guarantee optimal playing conditions. Fencing is also necessary to prevent vandalism and prevent unauthorized access.
The simmering conflicts surrounding tennis construction in Munich show that the pressure on the city administration is increasing to protect the interests of the members of the STC and the entire tennis community, while at the same time the protection of natural areas and the existing development guidelines must be observed. The decision on the STC's building application now rests with the local building commission and could set the tone for future projects in the city.